Villain, a horse-- Villain, I say, give me a horse to fly, To swim the river, villain, and to fly.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker urgently demands a horse to escape quickly, repeating the word villain to emphasize his frustration or the urgency of the situation.
- In plain terms
- The speaker is demanding a horse to escape quickly.
- What can you take from it?
- Escape requires speed and resources.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What threat forces this urgency?
Another view
The repeated use of villain may be rhetorical rather than literal.
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